The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-15

If you have have not bought sewing
machine yet. Low is your chance as V. S.
Barker q Bros. have two DOmestics left that
will be sold at a bargain.
The shocking sight was recently pre-
sented in the no license town of Kittapninq.
Of number of boys appearing In school in
beastly state of intoxication.
students of the Eben sburg Normal
School are requested to meet in the Hail for
organization, on Monday. April IS. at ten
O'Clock A. NJ. The afternoon session will
convene at o'clock
Sixteen stone bridges ave been erected
by the P. r. R., in place of iron ones, during
the past two years. THIS is in accord with
the conpany's policy OF ultimately suppIant-
ing all their iron bridges with stone
r. NJ. Graham, Esq, of Ligonier. while
digging on his farm. recently, excavated a
couple of old muskets, four tomahawks,
minnie balls. human bones, ETC., supposed
to be relicts Of the Pontiac war, 1903.
Owing to a misunderstanding of our
contemporary, the Carroltown Nelcs, about
publishing the notice in the matter of the
application for the passage of All Act of the
/
lie roads TO erect wire fences, the passage of
the Act will hardly be reached at this ses-
siOn.
On last Friday morning a man named
John Fry while walking on the railroad
track hear Petersburg, Huntingdon county,
was struck by the locomotive of an eastern
bound freight train, and died Of his injuries
few moments after being struck. He was
was walking on the north track, and had
crossed over to the south track just as the
train was almost upon him, and no fault can
be laid upon the engineer.
A ten-year-oId daughter of John Trim
ble, of MONTGOMERY township. Indiana
county, was induced on Thursday afternoon,
while on her way to her grandfather's, to
get into buggy with stranger, who on
reaching lonely part of tbe road, assaulted
the child. but failed in his he.lish purpose
she escaping with torn clothes and various
bruises on her body. The name of the vii
lain is said to be known, and his early
arrest is hoped for
Mrs. Daniel Stouffer died at her resi-
dence in GreeUsburg the other night, uuder
painful circumstances. The lady had been
i'll, and among the remedies prescribed were
Her little daughter. however instead Of ad
mInisteriug the medicines in doses as pre-
scribed by the physician. innocently gave
her an enormous proportion of each, soon
after which she fell into a comatOse condi-
tion, and notwithstanding all that medical
or scientific skill could do she died as above
stated.
On Wednesday afternoon, about two
o'clock the large frame barn belonging to
Mr.. Yost HOchsteiu, OF Upper Yoder town
/ ship, caught fire and was destroyed, together
. with its contents consisting of several sets
of harness and saddles, one spring wagon
one buggy, a threshinE machine, two hun
dred and fifty bushels of wheat anG oats,
some buckwheat and hay, three calves. a
moving machine, and other farming impls-
ments and tools The loss is estimated at
at s., 900. There is an Insurance Of 5000 on
the barn and s4Oo on the grain in the Cam
bria Mutual Insurance Company. The
origin Of the fire is unknown.
For choice tobacco and fine cigars. go
to the Sugar Bowl.
The Huntingdon cores pondent of the
Altoona Times tells the following A young
man Of Marklesburg took a stylish girl to
/ church the other Sunday. and on the way
/ thither be told her that it was bis general
| custom to put Eve dollar gold piece IN the
collection basket. Then he cliuched the
statement bv showing her the FIVE dollar
gold piece which he was going to put into
the basket that morning. Such an interest
in religion plainly made great impression
on the young lady but, unfortunately for
the young man, the Rev. NJ. Boyer announc.
ed the amount OF the collection at the close
Of tHe service. It was Just 81. II.
/ On Friday afternoon an alarm of fire
again startled our citizens and on reaching
the engine house it was reported that the
7 house of Mr.. Edward Owens in Cambria
township, about one mile northwest OF
Ebensburq, was on FIRE. The engine and
hose carriage were gotten out in a short
time teams were hitched to them and they
were soon on their way to the scene of the
coDfagration. When out as far as the watel
works word was brought back that it was
the grass in the field. near the house thai
was on fire, that it was then under cOntro
and that it was Useless 20 60 any further
when the people who lined the road turned
back, not sorry that they we've disapoint6
AT a shooting match on Monday last
at Galitzin, between the GalIitzin team anc
the Carrolltown tram for prize of $50 and
bear, the Carroiltown team came off vic
torious. The rules were 66 yards without a
rest and 100 yards with a rest. Mr.. G. A
Gray, of CarrOlltown, won the bear. He
shot standing and without rest at 66 yards
making a string of 924 inches, ten shots
Jas. Melhorn, Of the GalIitzin team, laying
down at 100 yards made the best record, 1;
inches. Nicholas Smelzer, Of the GallitZIr
team, at 100 yards made the short string o.
three inches in eight shots. but the other two
we're so wild that he was only third in the
contest
There is a class OF inexperienced adver-
tisers who seem to labor under the haHucina
ton that an immediate return should bt
received from any advertisement Inserted
no matter what its nature. Such men seen
to forget that many readers have never hearC
of the existence Of such man or firm, and
+ consequently believe in making haste slow
ly. They should remember that it is The
constant dripping that wears away th,
stone, and that the shrewdest and most sue
cessful advertisers keep their names and
merchandise constantly before the trade
instead of depending on spasmodie efforts
Inquiry on ibis point, we feel satisfied, will
/ convince every doubting Thomas. Inland
Printer.
On Sunday night the new frame dwell.
ing house Of Mr. Hay den Ivory, of ClearfelC
township, was burned to the ground together